What I Don't Understand..................... - Page 1

is this regarding breeding. Let's say you breed a really nice litter of workingline pups. For months you try to sell them--you advertise, you drop prices, you offer co ownerships and on and on--eventually you end up practically giving them away. So instead of thinking well I wonder what I really did wrong and IF I decide to do this again, what can I do different--no you get up one day and say I know what I did wrong by golly it was because they were working lines. I know what I'll do, I'll get some showlines, they seem to be selling pretty well. And then you breed 2 litters instead of one. What are you people really thinking? What is the point if you can't even decide what sort of lines you want to stick with? If you don't know then I do--you're not breeding to keep anything back or for a specific purpose other than the dollar bill. And that's a shame because there are already so many nicely bred dogs in rescues and shelters that need homes, there is no reason to make any more unwanted pups. I think the best way to sell pups is first of all have a valid reason to do a breeding and second of all have a reputation for having nice dogs and doing people right. T^here are enough people who haven't a clue without adding to......................Just some thoughts for a Sunday morning. Thanks for reading.................

But you never answered the original question...why did the WL litter not sell (it was a really nice WL litter ?).

I have no clue--it definately wasn't my litter. I just know of someone who did all the above and it is sort of a rant I guess.....................

Maybe some of these working line dogs are too much dog for a lot of people,and some people have the good sense to know that.
I know the one working line female I have would be way to much dog for someone that did not have the time and energy to keep up with her.
She has the kind of drive you don't hear about all the time,"drive you crazy",IF she is not kept busy.
When I breed, I have buyers already lined up for more than half of a good size litter.
I also have requests for specific type from a police dept.that just loves my dogs. For that, I do the mix of DDR and Showline.
I also have recruited a few into sport with their pups, which makes me very happy.
I myself tried to do the sch.,but. To be perfectly honest, I can't stomache the back stabbing bad mouthing others that goes on.
I thought it would have been fun, and thought it was intended to be fun, but I thought wrong.
Don't get me wrong, I have met several wonderful people in the dog world, but there also some very mean, ill wishers out there too

KitKat I thank you for your input. Actually I was just ranting on someone I know of who did all this. It's all about the dollat bill to them. As I said just some thoughts for a Sunday morning.
And like you, I would never breed without a good waiting list--by good I know they are going to wait for what they are looking for and not just wanting a dog right now. I don't deal with impulse buyers and I never let them pick their own puppies.

Interesting, because I have been and currently am, obviously, an impulse "buyer," and I know I do right by my dogs no matter what. I think a vet check on an owners animal owning history can often go much further to help determine a proper buyer.  You choosing a first time customer's "perfect fit" puppy makes sense, providing you own the expertise that goes with it. (Talking generic.... here!) Again, just some Sunday evening...now, lol,  thoughts to chew on from the "other side".

Good Morning Bee. When I make reference to impulse buyers, I am talking about new people to the breed in general. Guess I should have made that more clear. I am more talking about people who have more money then they do sense and they think their money talks for everything. Like I HAVE to sell them a puppy because they have a fat checkbook. I know I'm not an expert in the breed but I do know my puppies because I am home with them all the time--I know who is high drive and who is more laid back. So yes I feel like I know enough to pick puppies for people. And its not just for first time owners, that rule goes for everyone. Now if I had someone who really knows the breed and wanted a certain kind of dog for a certain thing and I have 2 that will fit for them, I will give them the choice out of those 2. But as far as just having people in, showing them the whole litter and letting them choose, no way. And if they're not happy with that then I prefer they go to someone else. And I'm not being tacky or defensive, I'm just saying that's how I do things. It has worked to this point and I will continue to do it that way. When I bought my boy, I talked to the breeder and told him what I wanted and didn't want in a dog. He said he had the perfect puppy for me and he was and I have never looked back. Even tho he hadn't been breeding very long, I knew he knew working dogs because of his background so I trusted him to do the right thing by me. If I were to buy another working dog, I know who I would go to and I would trust them to pick what I wanted and needed. As I said about myself, they whelped and raised the pups, they know those lines, and who am I to rush in there and want to just pick a puppy. Shoot I might come home with the most high drive one who proceeds to eat my house..................So just more thoughts for a now Monday morning. LOL. Hope you are doing OK up there and in order for the storm.

I'm a first time GSD owner and I was very happy to let my breeder choose my puppy for me  :) 

I was nervous about getting a GSD because I know they are very intense dogs. She talked me through it, and answered my questions, after the litter was born, there were three that she narrowed it down to. She said "I think I know who you're going to pick" and I picked the one she thought I would.  :)  She had a waiting list too, I had my name in before her female was bred.

Poor Marketing skills can be the cause of good pups not being sold quickly: bad photos(or none), unclear web page and hard to maneuver around in, not following up quickly with emails and phone calls, unseen contract or price on the web page, unclear pedigree for research or hip ratings not listed, location of kennel hard to find on the site, slow to load site, new to breeding and have no background as a reputable breeder, ridiculous price, and the list goes on.